use stokes theorem to evaluate the line integral

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2022-05-21

use stokes theorem to evaluate the line integral where F= "-y" i +x j and C is the boundary of the ellipse x^2 /a + y^2/b =1 ,z=0

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Vasquez

Vasquez

Expert2023-05-14Added 669 answers

To evaluate the line integral using Stokes' theorem, we need to find the curl of the vector field F and then calculate the surface integral of the curl over the surface enclosed by the given curve C.
Let's start by finding the curl of the vector field F:
×𝐅=|𝐢𝐣𝐤xyzyx0|
Expanding the determinant, we have:
×𝐅=(y(0)z(x))𝐢(x(0)z(y))𝐣+(x(x)y(y))𝐤
Simplifying further, we get:
×𝐅=𝐢𝐣
Now, we need to find the surface enclosed by the given curve C, which is the boundary of the ellipse:
x2a2+y2b2=1
Since z = 0, the surface lies in the xy-plane.
To evaluate the line integral using Stokes' theorem, we can convert it into a surface integral over the surface S enclosed by the curve C:
C𝐅·d𝐫=S(×𝐅)·d𝐒
Substituting the values we obtained earlier:
S(𝐢𝐣)·d𝐒
Now, we need to parameterize the surface S. Since the surface lies in the xy-plane, we can use the parameterization:
𝐫(u,v)=acos(u),bsin(v),0
where 0u2π and 0vπ.
Next, we calculate the cross product of the partial derivatives of 𝐫 with respect to u and v:
𝐫u=asin(u),0,0
𝐫v=0,bcos(v),0
Taking the cross product, we get:
𝐫u×𝐫v=0,0,absin(u)cos(v)
The magnitude of this cross product is |𝐫u×𝐫v|=absin(u)cos(v).
We can set up the surface integral as follows:
S(𝐢𝐣)·d𝐒=S(𝐢𝐣)·(𝐫u×𝐫v)dudv
Substituting the magnitude of the cross product and the parameterization of 𝐫, we have:
S(𝐢𝐣)·(0,0,absin(u)cos(v))dudv
Since the surface lies in the xy-plane, the z-component of the cross product is zero, so we can ignore it in the dot product:
S(𝐢𝐣)·(0,0,absin(u)cos(v))dudv
Expanding the dot product and simplifying, we get:
Sabsin(u)cos(v)dudv
Now, we can determine the limits of integration for u and v. Since 0u2π and 0vπ, the limits of integration are as follows:
0π02πabsin(u)cos(v)dudv
Integrating with respect to u first, we have:
0π[abcos(u)cos(v)]u=0u=2πdv
Simplifying the limits of integration, we get:
0πabcos(2π)cos(v)+abcos(0)cos(v)dv
Since cos(2π)=cos(0)=1, the integral becomes:
0πabcos(v)+abcos(v)dv
The two terms cancel each other out, resulting in:
0π0dv=0
Therefore, the line integral evaluated using Stokes' theorem is 0.

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